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Madeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best ... You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"She is a mother, a queen, a villain. However we remember her, her wrath will never be forgotten. Clytemnestra is no stranger to pain. As a wife and queen, she bears it with stoicism. But when her husband does the unthinkable, sacrificing one of their daughters to appease the ruthless gods and bring himself glory in battle, Clytemnestra is forever changed. No longer will she stand by, a mere witness to the brutal games of gods and men. She will play...
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2017.
Language
English
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From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra: spectacularly audacious, violent, vengeful, lustful, and instantly compelling, and her children ... In House of Names, Colm Tóibín brings a modern sensibility and language to an ancient classic, and gives this extraordinary character new life, so that we not only believe Clytemnestra's thirst for revenge, but applaud it. He...
4) Elektra
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Elektra is a spellbinding reimagining of the story of one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships-but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra"--
6) Electra
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando Clitemnestra se casa con Agamenón, no conoce los rumores insidiosos sobre su linaje, la Casa de Atreo. Pero cuando en la víspera de la Guerra de Troya, Agamenón la traiciona de la forma más impensable, Clitemnestra debe enfrentarse a la maldición que ha devastado a su familia. En Troya, la princesa Casandra posee el don de la profecía, pero también carga con su propia maldición: nadie creerá nunca lo que ella ve. Cuando tiene una visión...
7) Clitemnestra
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Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Español
Description
"Clitemnestra es una princesa de Esparta, es fuerte, apasionada y con carácter. Su matrimonio con el rey Tántalo, de quien admira su inteligencia y curiosidad, pronto es bendecido con un hijo. Viven en paz hasta que Agamenón, el hermano del rey Menelao y esposo de su hermana Helena, se encapricha de Clitemnestra y decide asesinar al rey Tándalo y al bebé para poder casarse con ella. Rota por el dolor, durante años Clitemnestra soñará con la...
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